Shloka 2

Bhāiṣajya-yoga for Prameha, Mutra-roga, Arśa, Bhagandara, and Agni-dīpana

Devanagari script

निरुद्धमूत्रं क्वथितं निवर्तयति शङ्कर / तथा हिक्कां हरेत्पीतं सौवर्चलयुतञ्च वै

Transliteration

niruddhamūtraṃ kvathitaṃ nivartayati śaṅkara / tathā hikkāṃ haretpītaṃ sauvarcalayutañca vai

Translation

Dice Śaṅkara: «Una decocción (kvātha), preparada y tomada, hace cesar la retención de orina; y, bebida junto con sal sauvarcala, también elimina el hipo (hikkā)».

Word by Word

• निरुद्धमूत्रम्: retained/obstructed urine
• निरुद्धमूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरुद्ध + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (निरुद्धं मूत्रम्)

• क्वथितम्: boiled
• क्वथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) → क्वथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with ‘मूत्रम्’

• निवर्तयति: relieves/causes to subside
• निवर्तयति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वृत् (धातु) (causative sense)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative meaning ‘causes to cease/relieves’

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• हिक्काम्: hiccup
• हिक्काम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिक्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हरेत्: should remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• पीतम्: when taken/drunk
• पीतम्: Kriya (Condition/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adverbial/predicative ‘when taken’

• सौवर्चलयुतम्: mixed with sauvarcala salt
• सौवर्चलयुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्चल + युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘युत’, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सौवर्चलेन युतम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda; citing Śaṅkara as an authority)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timely intervention and correct preparation (kvātha, adjunct salt) restore bodily order; order (ṛta-like) in the body mirrors order in conduct.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony of instruments: body-mind alignment supports higher pursuits; suffering reduced through right means (upāya).

Application: Prepare and drink a decoction to relieve urinary retention; drink it with sauvarcala salt to remove hiccups.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.186.1 (prameha remedies); Garuda Purana 1.186.3-4 (śarkarā/gravel and mūtra-nirodha remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Shankara

FAQs

What remedy does this verse give for urinary retention in the Garuda Purana?

It states that a boiled decoction (kvātha), when taken, alleviates obstruction/retention of urine.

How does this verse describe relief from hiccups?

It says hiccups are removed when the preparation is drunk along with sauvarcala (a type of salt).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the traditional use of decoctions and adjuncts like mineral salts; in modern practice, use this as historical guidance and consult a qualified clinician before trying remedies.